Reviews (page 5 of 8)
I didn’t mind this at first. Listening to it early morning at work after a long weekend, it was the chill kinda vibe I needed. Then it just kept going and I realised it went for over an hour. It’s not that good, very much just background music. The name feels so misleading but maybe it’s good if you’re high? Idk.
A sampler's heaven, can understand the importance and influence of this record. enjoyable and hypnotic
I like this album a lot. For a run time of 74 minutes, it feels like it flies by. The beats are crafted and mixed incredibly well. I love how lush the synths are and how the reverb/delay on the drums adds lots of depth and space. The beats are repetitive but you end up hypnotised by them rather then getting bored. Would make a great soundtrack to a 90s documentary about sea life (particularly dolphins) Fav tracks: - All
A decent listen with some fun samples. It's an album that most people wouldn't mind hearing, but not one people will love
Some good songs. Better for background than intentionally listening.
Good disc music. Great for work background
Will for sure be back to this one for more. Good shit
Very listenable. Love the vibe on this one. Definitely will be revisiting this one.
Nice beats
What a great album! it went a bit longer than I would've wanted to, but it makes for such great background music, and it's also really interesting while actively listening to it. I'm giving it a 4, but it's really a 4.5 for me.
2-3 morceau vraiment chouettes sinon bof
sirve como música de fondo pero no le veo la gracia.
Pretty cool compared to how flat a lot of the downtempo on this list can be. Some of these songs do go on a bit long (and You Wish is an all-time banger they don't match on this project), but very much my vibe currently. 3.5/5
Nice and chilled
Unexpected. More chill than expected based on the name
I kinda thought it just took a while to ‘get going’ but no this REALLY isn’t for me
Kind of good if you like elevator music I guess
Stoner music. Not inoffensive, but nothing special it passes by easily enough but doesn’t advance anything
Quelques morceaux de dingue (Nights Introlude c'est le classique ici, j'ai bien kiffé Praying for a Jeepbeat, Me and You et What I'm Feeling aussi) mais le flow est des fois un peu cassé par des prods un peu longues et plus mid (genre Pipes of Honour n'aurait jamais eu besoin de durer 9mn). Mais bon avec un gros zdah ça doit être parfait 💯
Mouef
Not boring but almost
Good background music for a cafe.
First listen. Was not sure what to expect. Repetitive. Boring.
Chill ambient backround music. A bit repetitive, but over all pretty decent.
4.5 even?
supremely chill
I thought this was going to be some kind of Snoop Dogg knock off but it's not that at all. I enjoyed to an extent, but it felt very much like background music. Much of it went in ear and out the other, but it filled that role pretty well. A lot of it sounds like PS2 menu music which gives it a bit of a nostalgic quality for me There's weirdly quite a few sounds that remind me of random, non-musical things. There's a sound (a guitar bend I think) that repeats on Bless My Soul that sounds like Lego Yoda dying so I had to write that one off, that's all I could think about. Cruise (Don't Stop) has a ping throughout it that sounds like the gates opening on the Glasgow subway which was kind of distracting too Decent. Also too long, unsurprisingly Highlights: Dreddoverboard, When I'm Feelin (Good)
Background music for the times when you really don't want to listen to music, but need to do something else that demands you concentration. The music is unobtrusive and stays out of your way, but still manages to fill that niche in your brain that needs to have something going in the background to allow for peak concentration. For this, the album execls. 3.5/5
An excellently chilled album
A fine album but nothing to write home about, which makes its inclusion suspect. I'd want to know from someone more familiar with chill electric to tell me if this was esemtial or ehat it would have influenced, becasue to me it seems mostly run of the mill. Rise is the best here, pretty good track.
Absolute vibez
Maybe if you need to focus? But it's not really even good for that. It's totally misrepresented. I thought this was gonna be a hip hop album. But no such luck. Maybe DJs use it for samples? I thought I heard a J5 sample. I don't need to hear this again.
Not what I expected. I felt like I was going to be suffering through a bass test track album but it turned out to be a really nice little ambient stoner piece. Relaxing and enjoyable enough.
British 90s electronica and hip-hop. First song makes album famous. Very easy listening. Inoffensive lounge background music. Great to work or chill out to.
Background music, but better than I was expecting going in.
Absolutely disposable, background music for pret-a-porter store :-(
Like decaffeinated coffee, alcohol-free beer, and sugarless gum, this album takes the soul out of the thing--hip hop, in this case--and renders it utterly flavorless and dull.
Boring hotel music.
The second track was quite amusing
Haven't heard of this before. Nothingburger 1/5
Another lengthy one, it was ok no stand out tracks for me though
Yet another 90's album designed to be talked over at a coffee house
This is another case of an album being super long and really testing my patience. For example, there is a song (“What I’m Feeling”) that just sounds like a 2 and half minute long ringtone. I’m not being mean or exaggerating, it has like a constant ringing noise that makes it sound EXACTLY like a ringtone. It’s one of the most painful songs I’ve ever heard. Genuinely, I hated that song. But then the first two tracks are absolutely stellar and I also really liked “Bless My Soul” and “Rise”. (Small side note, I so appreciate the fact that “Rise (reprise)” is labeled with “reprise” cause after listening to Aqualung just a few days ago I got so annoyed they have two tracks with the same name but no way to distinguish them, but I digress). Honestly there’s so much to like about this album like it’s incredible artwork and it’s super chill vibe. The only problem is that there wasn’t enough for me to grab onto to really have a strong emotional attachment to this album, and that is not a knock against it being an instrumental album, I think there just wasn’t enough to keep me invested when there’s actual trash to sift through on this album. Still I can’t say I hated it or that I didn’t enjoy the experience of hearing the album for the first time. Sadly that will definitely be the last time I listen to it in its entirety, but I did save a song or two from the album that I liked, but definitely can’t recommend this.
Music to ignore.
The Good: We’re in for a treat, a delightful treat… The Bad: But I quit smoking… so I get snubbed, right? The Ugly: Wondering what Nightmares On Stone would feel like… This is repetitive music, repetitive music, that repeats, and repeats… First thought I had was “geez, this is like those cool music producers who try to get people to buy Chord Packs so that they too can make lovely jamzz…” Except that this album is from the middle ‘90s and back then there were no such simple cheats…. but that doesn’t take a away the fact that it is all repetitive. If you find that sweet spot on the volume knob, you can have this play inoffensively on the background all day, and then, when you awaken from the hypnotic state you were in during which you probably strangled something, you will know what caused it… 2*
Jazzy, funky, maar over de gehele lengte vooral hele labbekakkerige beats. Muziek als deze kan ik onmogelijk raten op de schaal waar wij mee bezig zijn. Het vertelt niks, het leeft niet, het ontroert niet, het blaast op geen enkel vlak omver. Het is neutraal in de goede én de slechte zin van het woord. Goed omdat het best complementair was met mijn nakijktaak, maar slecht omdat ik er werkelijk waar niks over kan zeggen welke songs me wel of welke songs me niet aanstonden. Gelukkig komt Van Halen nu, échte muziek. ?/10
Juul: "wat een saaie muziek" Ik sluit mij daar volledig bij aan. 5/10
I was expecting a reggae or ska album but thats not at all what this is. Its chill but agree with some of the other reviews that say its essentially just background music. Favorite track: Nights Introlude (because it sounds like a better song by the Pharcyde) 2.5/5
Dull
GAHHHHH ANOTHER BRITISH ELECTRONICA ALBUUUUUMMM
More for studying
Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background 3: Trippy and sprawling. Sounds great in small doses, a bit long when listening to the whole album. Great background music though.
Background trip hop soul beats, no real singing or rapping. Not the best of its ilk. Mercury lounge.
A+ ambiance.
It was mostly pretty boring in my opinion
Really blank and uninspiring
Surely already heard in the afternoon or evening, at some rooftop or beach bar, somewhere. Wouldn’t even make the cut for my elevator if I had one.
Summer is here, kings
I'm chillin. you chilllin?
Meh. I’m not sure why this is on the list.
I dunno about this either. We need some better albums soon.
DJ music is not really my thing. It’s fine to have in the background but to listen to on its own, imo, is boring. This album doesn’t break that mold for me.
so cool, definitely come back to this. i feel like it combines things I like about Boards of Canada and Shpongle
As advertised
Terrasse aufräumen
It was okay
Ech
Eh, don't really care for this but it wasn't bad. Just not my vibe.
Amazing beachy groove record. Great instrumentals. Lots of good beats and sunny/sunset instrumentation.
This is not upsetting, but it is unspeakably dull
Felt somewhat familiar and completely passed me by (but in a pleasant way)
Lo escuché soldando y confirmo: me funcionó bárbaro. No recuerdo cual pero metí un like. Escucharía otro disco sin dudar. Nota: 3.9
If cheech and chong had an elevator, this would be the album on repeat inside of it
More interesting than most albums of this style that I've heard (admittedly, not many) and I enjoyed the early part. Unfortunately, went on a bit too long and I rather lost interest in the latter part.
Alright background music
Honestly, just found this very relaxing. But I will probably never listen to it again.
It’s some alright background music that goes far too long. 2/5
Nice lounge music
#ВидатнийАльбомЩодня Nightmares on Wax — Smokers Delight (1995) Як я вже колись писав раніше, я не дуже полюбляю «чистий» Downtempo. у своєму чистому вигляді цей жанр часто виглядає доволі блідим, та не додає якогось емоційного сплеску. Напроти, це більше музика більше для створення певного, дуже конкретного, настрою. В ній мало місця цікавим експериментам - не вистачає винахідливої гри зі звуком. Але і така музика має право на життя та задовольняє попит при певних умовах. Smokers Delight є саме таким downtempo - його задачею, в першу чергу, є чіл та затишність яку ти хочеш відчути розвалившись у своєму улюбленому кріслі після важкого робочого дня. Але окрім цього, Smokers Delight все ж намагаються додати трохи «кольору» своїй роботі, впроваджуючи джазові, франкові та R&B семпли. Нехай трохи, але це все ж роблять музику тут більш примітною та час від часу зосереджують на собі увагу, не даючи повністю розчинитися в медитативному звуковому потоці під монотонний хіп-хоп біт. Чи можна це, якоюсь мірою, назвати трип-хопом? Напевно так, хоча у мене цей жанр, в першу чергу, асоціюється із більш експериментальними роботами у дусі Massive Attack та Portishead.
First track is on a compilation I used to listen to, which is as it should be. I don't know if comps are allowed on this list, but The Album isn't always the best view of an artist or genre. If you want to spend 75' on trip-hop that isn't Tricky, there are better ways.
Most generic trip hop album ever
Chill album
This smoker wasn't too delighted.
Chilled and groovy and pleasant. Not one to het excited about but in the tight mood it was lovely.
couldn't get pass the first song, nice bgm tho
Way too repetitive, it gets boring after 20 minutes. You really do need to have ingested some smokers delight beforehand
Solid background music. Too repetitive and too little there for active listening.
I get the vibe, I get why people dig it. But was not my mood for the day so only listened to half
I originally hated it, but then it actually became somewhat okay background music. Then I disliked it again when I managed to tune back into it. Anyways, this is just hold/background music from a place you don’t want to be. Or maybe the Weather Channel? 1 star for the bongos I guess.
Day 31 - not what I expected- nice sound but a little boring #musicsky #albumsky 3/5
This was a really good mindless listen. 7/10
Well, I didn’t know Smokers Delight by Nightmares on Wax prior to this listen. And I think I’m okay with that now that it is over. This album started off with some promise. The first few songs I was vibing with a little bit. Unfortunately, it just kept going on, and on, and on. Eventually, I started to get bored and lost my interest. If a song or two popped up in a shuffle I would be okay with it. I just can’t listen to over an hour of mostly instrumental laid back trip hop tracks. At first, I thought I could get to a 3 but I’ve settled on a 2 rating. 2/5
Glorified hold music
Bad elevator music, or something that would play in the background when you're creating your Mii on your Nintendo Wii. 1.5/5, so it at least gets a 2 because some of the riffs and beats were decent, it just comes up so short compared to US-based DJs.
Decent background music but otherwise not that interesting.
No
I had it on in the background and forgot it as soon as I heard it
I had never heard that album before. That was absolutely phenomenal! It's going to be in permanent rotation on my phone and at home.
Really liked this. Def recognize some of their other songs. Perfect for a drive on Oahu!
not what i thought it would be
Tako opušteno da je praktično bljutavo i beskorisno. Rijetko šta odskače od ostatka. Nije da je loše nego je jednostavno isto ništa. Zvuči kao da nikad neće završiti.
Quite nice and generally I like this kind of music. But something is missing. There are no highlight, there is nothing special. It's like having a nice evening with somebody but then forgetting it very quickly because there is nothing to remember. I still give it a 3 since - as already mentioned - I like this kind of music.
Not too bad had some interesting sounds and layering.
Good for chill background music 3.5 stars.
Background vibes
background music, it was alright
Langt. Men fin arbejds musik uden lyrik. Der er passager som Pretty Lights må have napper fra.
Det er aldrig noget jeg kommer til selv ar sætte på. Men det var okay chill
I'm never really sure where to rank EDM albums that are this old. From a technical stand point, I've got a random friend who could replicate this production and sound quality back in high school on a laptop in his spare time. Post Soundcloud era it all sort of sounds the same. I think overall the album is chill and puts off good vibes. But it isn't very interesting or thought provoking.
I don't really ever listen to Trip-Hop, but I was pleasantly surprised. Chill album for sure. Won't necessitate a re-listen though.
While Smokers Delight is a good listen, there’s nothing that really pulls you in. The chilled-out beats and grooves make for great background music, but I guess that may have been the whole point. It’s smooth, laid-back, and easy to enjoy, but it never demands your attention.
Smoker's Delight is the second album from Nightmares on Wax, the band-turned-solo project of British producer George Evelyn. Evelyn creates downtempo electronic, or trip-hop. This is an instrumental version of hip hop, with interesting samples, instruments, and rhythms. This is an extensive album, filled with tracks of an impressive range. Evelyn uses eclectic samples to build the rhythms and catchy melodic hooks, creating a mesmerizing collection of songs.
Dreamy electro for stoners. It does what it says on the tin. Great album
"Smokers Delight" by Nightmares on Wax may lack lyrical content, as it is entirely instrumental, but this does not detract from its enjoyment. The album features a rich blend of electro, hip-hop, reggae, and soul, complemented by hints of Latin percussion and a touch of low-tempo funk. This is far from typical elevator or hold music. Instead, it serves as a musical backdrop, providing a soothing atmosphere while also offering enough rhythmic energy to keep you engaged. This album is an enjoyable and relaxing experience.
Listened Before? N Pretty good for wordless electronic stuff. I don't think I'm high enough to appreciate it. Seems kinda trippy in spots. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Nights Introlude
Bastard's hung up....... Polymath
girl why did you put the reprise to that song right after the song itself???😭 😭 😭 😭 😭 😭
Pretty good background chillin music
Well, it does what it says on the tin: if I was smoking a cigarette and lounging on a balcony, I think this would be quite the pleasant experience. Unfortunately I listened to this in the middle of the hellish experience that is public transport, so effects may vary.
How to check if people read your book: 1) Put in an album that is clearly background music. 2) Explain very clearly in the book that it is good in the genre of hip-hop background music. 3) Watch as those who haven't read the book complain about it being background music that shouldn't be listened to actively. 4) Profit??? In all seriousness, it really is just that. Productivity music that fulfills its role nicely, but I have other music that works just as well. It's kinda funny though that a niche like this exists. "Oh no guests are coming over! What could I play to break the silence but not reveal too much about my personality or offend anyone? Ahah, perfect!" I guess this is how people did the lo-fi stream before the internet became ubiquitous.
So long... so repetitive... I came in with doubts, was a bit hopeful in the beginning, and no just waiting for it to end. Sorry for everyone involved, but I just don't find anything in here. It is boring to me, but worse- it feels like no one made it. No human touch at all. So fucking sad when I think about it now. Ps........ Just yesterday I wrote here that the streak of albums generated to me was good. This one was a reminder why I quit my previous 50 album streak. IT'S A WASTE OF TIME I have music to listen to. Don't throw shit albums here. It's so fucking annoying. I hope for better ones soon because I want to get to 100 before I take another brake.
Cool
works well as bg music 🙂↕️
An artist I haven't heard about before - surprisingly it is a very nice chill-out / downtempo album, the perfect background music for a Sunday evening. I wasn't very sold on it after the first 10-15 minutes but I got into it more and more. A really enjoyable listen.
The soundscape is rich and some of the musical ideas interesting, but this is an hour and a quarter of lifeless (literally) performances of self-indulgent "compositions." Listening to computers play programmed noise always leaves me feeling cold and empty.
super groovy and chill sampling with some odd choices that further build up the weirdness and relaxed nature
- ist entspannt, wirkt aber wie Hintergrund- / Hotel-Lobby-Musik - teilweise fast schon etwas langweilig
Easy listening, good background music, but wouldn’t be able to pick up a single track
Ok, so I'm not really the target market for this. I'm not a toker, a smoker or even a midnight joker., tho' I do like to chill with a mug o coffee. The album... yeah. It's OK. A couple of good grooves to it, but a load of filler too. Probably won't listen to it again.
I am guessing this album is important because it was used as beats for rappers. But it just doesn’t do anything for me at all.
DNF-bad started boring, got increasingly worse as it went on somehow sounds more dated than albums way older than it i’m not the biggest electronic music person but i can appreciate the good stuff—this ain’t it chief, especially right after the DJ Shadow record
ensin pelotti, pelkäsin nurkassa tärisin ja vapisin mitä tulee tapahtumaan... ja sitten pääsin lämpimään.. ei haittaa että pitkä aava kestoaika sillä tätä voi hartaasti kuunnella kunnes viimeinen uni koittaa. huumehörhöille tarkoitettu, mutta oikea demografia joka kuuntelee on MINÄ! selvin päin hekotellaan nyökytetään päätä biitin tahtiin hekotus jatkuu.. varsinkin kun ääni efektit toistuvat monta kertaa rytmittäisesti peräjälkeen tykkään niin vituusti.. no soundscape.. just beat.. mahtavaa mahhtavaa iloisuus iloa ja juhlinaa juhlinimista vaan pipes honour
This is the perfect album for sitting down and getting shit done. I put this on in my car and paused it after a few tracks because this is productivity music. Great beats, easy to concentrate to, non-distracting. Not for roadtrip sing-a-longs. I instantly recognized a sample from the first track. This feels like a classic, and I admit I had never listened before, though I've been familiar. I'll come back to this one in my work-from-home days in the future.
The name made me think I’d hate this; I didn’t, but I didn’t love it, either. It’s okay as background music, and not much more than that. Not really sure why it was included in this list, to be honest. 2.5
It was kind of dull. It did make me wonder why there were so many British DJs on this list and then I discovered the person who wrote this book is English so that all makes sense now.
Very nice listening. Not just repeating loops or beats, but actual creativity in arrangement.
frankly boring
All vibes
Helt fint at lytte til når man venter på at komme igennem til forsikringsselskabet, meget at lytte til i 60+ minutter frivilligt. Navnet trækker yderligere ned, vildledende markedsføring
Det bliver nok aldrig andet end baggrundsmusik, men synes egentlig det var ret effektiv og lækker baggrundsmusik fwiw
Boring experience. This isn't my smoking music...
Happy day's sweat clouds of pure...........LOL
Not bad, just too long
Imagine your friend being like “Dude, you MUST hear this album before you die” and then putting this on
I (I need) need smoke (oh, whoa, whoa) (I need) I (I need) need to smoke Who gon' hold me down now? I wanna get high y'all I wanna get high y'all Need it, need it to get by y'all Can you get me high y'all? I wanna get high y'all I wanna get high y'all Need it, need it to get by y'all Can you get me high y'all? I'm just what you made God, just what you made God (nee-need it) I'm just what you made God, I'm just what you made (Nee-need it) I'm just what you made God I'm just what you made God, I'm just what you made God Chill album. Added to my reading playlist. Little too long
I love the innovation...
Inoffensive lounge music. For uninspired swingers.
An all instrumental electronic album, cool! Definitely something that should fit me. Sadly, it just wasn't interesting enough to really make a dent. It was great working to, and definitely evoked some nostalgic feeling (even though I've never heard the album before). It had some interesting songs here and there, like 'Night's Introlude', and 'Stars', for example. But overall it lacked depth and hooks to really make it stand out. It is quite similar to David Holmes' 'Let's Get Killed' album actually, but that at least had a whole story to it and was conceptually much more interesting and complete. This is just lounge music, really.
All instrumental beats. The beats were good but I missed some vocals or something to keep me interested. The beats would be a good start for some killer rap songs. Nearly felt like a soundtrack for a video game. Way, way too long but the overall feeling was decent. Jut not particularly memorable Strong 2 stars.
M'eh, pleasant enough, maybe if i were stoned.....
Instrumental hip hop always makes leaves me wanting something more. It’s all appetizers no main course. It just music for vibes, and that’s fine but am I about to seek this out? No.
Actually an album of broadly instrumental hiphop bangers. Cycled out of Goa into karnataka listening to this, looking at all eagles and cliffs and whatnot. Very good all considered.
Languid and spiritless.
Best Song: Mission Venice. Loved the saxophone(?) here. Worst Song: Time (To Listen). Technically not a song, but just an egregiously bad and noisy thing to insert into the middle of an otherwise chill album. Overall: Not sure what to say. Great for work/focus as it's really just a consistent groove, but it also isn't interesting enough that I could even feel like I could talk about the album having just listened to it.
nice
Interesting, new to me.
Chillout but one of the 1001's? Why?
Ohhhhh, this is great. I'm all about this.
Chillax music
я не понимаю прикола, в чем кайф слушать ебучий постный инструментал 70 блядских минут, 1/5
It’s groovy but it’s like that lofi playlist for studying
Had its moments but largely forgettable.
Enjoyed
The spiritual more mellow bookend to DJ Shadow's "Introducing" great stuff
скука
Very nice instrumental music. Could listen to it a lot, but only 3 stars because nothing really grabbed me about it.
I like a lot of ambient/background music, but couldn't get excited about this. Inoffensive.
it sure is.
This album starts strong with two great songs and then just kinda meanders for the next hour. Good background music
7.5/10
They say don’t judge a book by its cover (or album cover, or band name, or album name) for a reason. I really liked this album. Nice music to put on as I’m going about doing work around the house. Definitely putting this in rotation.
Largely forgettable Trip-Hop. Some pleasant moments, but unremarkable and burdened by songs that stay long past their welcome. I won’t come back for more.
very chill but also not anything crazy great
From the album title and the artwork, I was expecting either something like the Sugarhill Gang or Reggae. I was wrong on both expectations, with this being more like chilled out electronica, perhaps being closer in style to something like Portishead. Unfortunately, I just didn’t find myself as interested in this as I have by some Portishead tracks. I generally found this to be fine, and not bad at any points, but not really notably good either. Very middle of the road, I guess.
I was ready for low fi stoner beats and I got them. Then I remembered I don’t care for lofi stoner beats.
How disappointing! I was hoping to like this album a lot more than I did, because it is of a genre that I enjoy. But I found it merely average.
Kinda fun album I guess, just goes on for way too long and never changes or does anything interesting.
Eh, not my cup of tea.
Helt chill bakgrunds musik med vissa nice moments
Background music idk I’m not feeling well today so it could be that but I didn’t make it through this one. I was listening to it under ideal circumstances in that I was just sort of mindlessly scrolling but eh.
This was fine background music.
I'd absolutely listen to this while smoking. However, there are approximately 0 other contexts in which I'd listen to this.
I feel I am about to pay too much for these sunglasses listening to this.
Pretty vibey
stoners
Perfectly listenable chill music to work/relax to. Sound is pretty good, but nothing too remarkable. Would listen again whilst working on a project. Best Tracks: - Groove St. Worst Tracks: N/A Rating: 4/10
I genuinely believe that AI could make more interesting music than that
Ganz nett :)
Chill. This is some hypnotic, afro, hip-hop dub. On weed. I diggit. Could probably sleep like a baby listening to this.
Sounds like the soundtrack to some JRPG. Not terrible but not for me.
Genuinely shocked by how good that was.
It’s not difficult listening, but not exciting either. I don’t want to rate it any lower because this would make for good party or work ambience I guess, and it didn’t bore me. Skillful and inoffensive.
Des ambiances fluides et finement orchestrées. Leur subtilité pourrait nous échapper
Smoking weed mood
I had no idea what to expect here, and purposely didn’t do any research before listening. I don’t know what I was expecting, but I was surprised when it turned out to be electronic/trip-hop. It’s not what I typically listen to, but it’s ok. Since I’m not well versed in the genre it kind of all sounds the same to me (although I’m sure that’s not the case to the trained ear). So for me, this would be ambient background music at best. Not anything that I would really come back to, but I can appreciate it, and it certainly isn’t “bad”.
Copado
Torturous elevator to hell music. Just why?
The only time and place for this was 1995, on a Walkman, as you wandered grimy city streets in a stoned fug.
This probably would be fire if I was stoned. Alas, I am not.
Once upon a time I thought all the music of the future would sound this cool! It doesn’t, but that which does owes a lot to this way-ahead-of-its-time sound.
De la très bonnes musiques d’ascenseurs ou d’attente dans un lounge, mais ça reste que ça ne m’intéresse pas d’écouter ça ailleurs que dans ces circonstances. J’ai quand même fait l’exercice de bout à l’autre.
This album was a fun listen. I'm not sure how innovative it was at the time, and it certainly sounds dated now, but I liked it overall as an album to put on and just listen to in the background while I work 4/5
Not bad, but just not bad.
Cool album, great background music at work
Starts to show signs at the end of why I think people might've been into this, but it's hard to ignore the front half being pretty dull and repetitive. Feels more like a historical curio than something you actually need to care about now.
I like this band, they're fine, this album, it's okay.
I like sample-based instrumental music, and that includes a ton of trip hop. But this isn't even my favorite trip hop record from 1995! I don't think this should be on the list if DJ Krush and DJ Spooky aren't on it.
Had never heard of this band. Not a genre I typically listen to. The sound of this record is good but after a while it was boring.
I love me some trip-hop. This one is fine. But not anywhere near my top ten trip hop albums. I appreciate the production on this, though. I think Nightmare's 'Carboot Soul' ends up being a more enjoyable listen.
I liked this a lot. Given the name and the album art I was afraid it was going to be a Cyprus Hill clone. Not the best album I've heard in this genre but I added it to my concentration playlist, will definitely be listening to again.
Is this trip-hop? It’s okay, made for good background noise. I did get a little bored and skipped around towards the end.
More like, "Pleasant Slumbers on Wax" Pre: Oh this is going to be an ICP or Kottonmouth Kings knockoff band (wasn't looking forward to that either) Post: I was really able to concentrate on my work today, almost like I didn't have any music on at all. Geez. Let me suggest two other albums to listen to instead: "The Anomaly" by DJ Logic and "Endtroducing" by DJ Shadow
Liked this more than expected but probably wont come back to it much
Hér fóru allir fordómar í mér í gang. Ég bjóst við rappi um allskyns fíkniefnaneyslu en það sem ég fékk var fullt af lögum sem voru eins og upphafsstef í hlaðvarpi. Ég var samt hrifinn af þessu og ætla að reyna að hlusta aftur í bakgrunni en með minni fordómum
Extremely chill, but never really interesting.
Chill stuff
Not really interesting, but fine as background while doing some household chores
Boring. Not horrible. Just repetitive and boring.
Trip Hop is such a good genre of music but this isn’t that. It’s a lazy boring set of one idea songs. Just the same four bar repeat in each song and nothing happening. Maybe it passed for innovation in the 90s but it’s day one of playing with a DAW in the 2020s. Music can be this bland but it isn’t worth it.
Running on fumes.
all smoke and no fire
Smokers Delight is the second studio album by Nightmares on Wax, originally released in 1995. This is some solid trip hop. I think each song does a good job at fitting into one another. Listening to the whole album is kinda an experience. I'm sure this would be great music to smoke to, as the title suggests. The jams were also very jazzy as well, which I enjoyed. The downtempo vibes are heavy with this one. Definitely one for late nights.
Chill vibes. A little spacey, a little jazzy, very much easy-listening. It feels designed to be listened to as background music but it’s nicely produced and pleasant throughout.
There are some really quality classic sounds on this record. Almost immediately I'm hit with some shakers + triangles + synths that are so often used and emulated in this sound that it feels like a painter taking your favorite colors and making their own thing with them. The 9 minute stoner droner track "Pipes Honour" was probably my favorite on the record. It's so repetitive but that's the whole purpose; put this album on after smoking weed and sit back and fade into the music. I'm glad that there is such an obvious expectation and it sufficiently meets that expectation for me. Nice album. I'll put it on again sometime when I'm in the proper headspace :)
Love this album, chill vibe music
Tremendous ambient mixed hip hop beats! Will for sure be getting more into their stuff! Awesome!
Strange but I actually like this. Sounds like a nightclub theme I'd actually enjoy visiting.
It’s slightly better written hold music. Totally fine on in the background but nothing particularly interesting.
pure vibes
Включил на фоне и кайфуй
Back to playing catch-up in the Electronica genre, this is the music I love to have playing in the background while I'm work. Its upbeat but not in your face distracting.
Meh
Great background music while working.
Jazz, nicht so meine
This has the same problem every electronic kind of music has in that it gets so repetitive without going anywhere. Nothing seemed to build up to anything which is just annoying to me. 1.5/5
Reminds me of being 17
Albumi #133, 13.12.2024 Vuonna 1995 ilmestynyt Smokers Delight osuu genreltään johonkin trip hopin ja downtempon välimaastoon. Kelpo teos.
I imagine you have to be in a particular mood for this music. Its just background noise to me, not much else.
What a long and trying album of “On Hold” music
In the elevator
Chill vibe. Sometimes too heavy on the chill. Makes great background music--great that when you turn your attention to it you are happily engaged. But doesn't hold up to (and doesn't seem made for) sustained attention. Guess I haven't been smoking enough to be delighted.
Excellent jazzy music. Perfect for listening while reading on a train.
It’s great that there is such such a diversity of styles on here. Perfect background music for cleaning or working. Not something I’d choose to listen to but easy enough on the ear. Reminds me a bit of those Café del Mar albums. Chill vibe. Just not dynamic enough for a four.
I'm at such a loss. Is it possible to have strong positive feelings about this music? I was finding it distracting and not easy to work along to. So, it's not for active listening (right?) and it's too distracting for background music. Please, can this one be the last of its kind?
This is another atmospheric instrumental album that's hard to have a strong opinion about. I dig the dub and hip-hop vibes, so I'm a little more willing to give it a 4, but it's not a strong 4. Also, why is there no dub on this list?
Some albums or groups have a resonance that goes beyond any musical merit they have (or lack!). Having missed most '90's & 00's music through being an busy old worker drone this is one of the delights I discovered after retiring. Whenever I hear anything by NoW it's 1am & I'm in a hotel room in Kampot, Cambodia, well-fed, fissed as a part & cigar in hand, stripped to my kellies & playing some of their recently discovered music on loop. Happy days!
Couldn't really keep it in the foreground of my brain while working. But hey, good background music is underrated. Counts for something, right?
Way cooler than the Fatboy Slim album but less cool than Post Orgasmic Chill. Nice genre blending and patience in letting the tracks develop. "Heady" as the stoners say, I enjoyed it. But must add, dub reggae goes beyond this and always puts me in a more chill mood.
Sophisticated and interestingly layered chill, which sounds an order of magnitude better on headphones and which gets one immediately into a great headspace and keeps one there. Carboot Soul is the stronger record – less being more and having two of the best chill cuts ever ("Morse" and "Fire In the Middle") also being more – and is probably the more just choice for this list. Maybe it goes on slightly too long but there simply aren't many better chill records and it holds up well.
Nej. Det här var tråkigt. Jag kände nästa hela tiden.. Kan den här låten snälla ta slut, det är samma ljud om och om igen. Det var nån enstaka låt mot slutet som var najs. Men detta är på sin höjd musik till ett indie sim-tycoon-builder-spel. Inte musik man aktivt sätter på för att lyssna på.
Det här är en genre jag är svag för och mår bra av att lyssna på. Har hört en del av honom sen innan (You wish och Les nuits är en fantastiska), dock inte den här skivan. Gillar det repetitiva, de jazziga beatsen, det suggestiva och inslagen av trip-hop och hip-hop. Pipes honour är en riktig höjdare men även exempelvis Nights introlude, Tha Journey, Rise och Bless my soul och Gambia.
A chillaxing classic. Lo-fi hip-hop beats, melodica warblings and some dubby bass add up to something you can listen to if you're: (a) stoned (b) at an afterparty watching the sun come up after chewing your face off (c) doing some work. Or all 3 if you fancy. It kind of all morphs into one blob of sound but I guess that's kind of the point. Best Tracks: Nights Introlude; Wait a Minute/Praying for a Jeepbeat; Mission Venice
Makes me feel exactly how I feel every time I grossly overpay for a watery vodka soda from a Russian bartender wearing too much Hai Karate in a lightly peopled lounge in the meatpacking district in the late afternoon of a sunny late fall day with sticky floors and a slight Lysol smell that make me nervous about availing myself of the enormous black velvet chaise longue in 1997.
I've never heard of Nightmares on Wax, and I don't think I've ever heard anything by them (him?) either, so that's always a potential plus for this project. It's a bit long in the tooth, playtime-wise, but that almost seems intentional given that it's more of a groove sound than anything else (another potential entry for that long-ago "Music to Code By" curated internet-radio/playlist I listened to in the later 90s/early 00s). Some tracks remind me of a more mellow (and somewhat more monotonous) version of RJD2 (of "Ghostwriter" fame), others are a bit reminiscent of MC 900 Ft Jesus (without any lyrics). But a shame we won't be getting the contemporaneous "Furious Angels" album by Rob Dougan, with the incomparable "Clubbed to death" track of Matrix (movie) fame. It's always a bit hard (for me, at least) to rate ambience-oriented music as anything but a 3, largely because there's not really any virtuoso elements or a story or theme running throughout the songs (that I know of). Sorry for the wishy-washy, DJ EASE....
Innocuous ambient music to work by. Not sure why it's on this list but nothing awful. The title and the performer name are a little misleading for this work--I was expecting something a little more hiphop-y and dystopian. Instead it was like "music for cleaning out your email."
I assumed I would fancy this but not. Plain boring.
Excellent background music for working.
Nice, a band I didn't know nothing but the name about! I actually thought this would be a reggae/dub/elektro -mashup, after reading up on it I think this is something that my mates in the 90's tried to push on to me. Only things that stuck were Children Of The Bong and some Metalheadz/Goldie things, I suppose. I really enjoyed this one. This is chillout music at it's best and I gotta look into this stuff some more.
p754. 1995. 1 star. Music for hipster elevators. Once heard, immediately forgotten.
Immaculate vibes, unremarkable music. It's good but this kind of music is a dime a dozen these days, and while I would easily listen again, I don't think I will ever seek this out. Favorite track: "Mission Venice."
What a slog. I wasn't stoned enough for this album.
Ehh I've kinda always struggled with Nightmares On Wax. Bits of I like, bits of it I find really dull, so over an hour of it left me jumping between 3 and a 4.
Eh, it's fine. I think you'd have to be in a... er, certain, relaxed, frame of mind of appreciate it.
Hilariously I got this after UB40, so we go straight from Reefer Madness into this. Came out just in time for several people to play this in houses I would hang out in at uni. So of course I'm fond of it. This and Car boot Soul. That said, much of it is very samey and repetitive beats, like man the journey, which is playing as I type, but could be said of a few others. Feels designed for background, great for parties to talk over, not so great for any close listening. And considering the advanced aural sensitivity afforded to some 'smokers', that seems a shame. Other stuff like Nights Introlude and Stars are lovely though.
Good background music? Funky hotel lobby?
OK, so I listened but it didn't work for me. Background music that tends to be dragging for too long with the same beat. Lazy synthesizer music.
Pretty good for hyper focus music.
very groovy. i listened to this while fried out my mind. felt that shit honestly.
There are so much better albums from Nightmares On Wax.
Great music for working to. Reminds me of my dad, obviously. What a stoner.
Nightmares on Wax are on permanent rotation for me. 6/5
Good relaxing background music
Words would have been a nice touch
uma vibe meio diferente, retro com cyber, eu curti
3.6 great work music
Layered and soft spoken, this music seems very fun to play. It evokes images of friends getting stoned together and jamming for hours. Sounds like a pleasant way to spend an afternoon, in my opinion. While I agree with others this could be considered boring, I disagree that it has no merit. It does exactly what it sets out to do. If you aren't into that, that's fine. Sometimes I think people forget that art is not always (or even often, depending on who you are) made directly for people like you.
Smokers Delight is like a warm blanket on a cold night - a comforting, laid-back listen. It's got this cool, vintage vibe with a mix of jazzy, soulful samples and smooth beats. It's the kind of album you can put on and just zone out to. While it might not be the most groundbreaking or experimental, it's definitely got a timeless quality. If you're into chillwave, trip-hop, or just good old-fashioned chill music, this one's a must-listen.
Not bad in any way, just very boring.
Really excellent trip hop. Groovy mid-tempo loops with some nice stylistic diversity thrown in - dub, funk, rock, this has a lot of little surprises. Frequently background music at work.
groovy tunes
love this
There’s nothing really wrong with this, but wow did it leave no impression at all.
Made it 30 minutes through this and still didn’t get an appointment with my dentist
I’m bored.
chill af
Not interested
A good opening track “Introlude”; but the rest? Boring funky ‘hold music’ - tracks that neither progress nor end. Surprised. I thought I like Nightmares on Wax, but Is this the ideal intro to “trip hop” as albums go? Do Portishead, Massive Attack and DJ Shadow do a better job? This is slippy and sleepy. Is the album “In a space outta sound” better? Anyway ... having listened to more nightmares on wax today than in my entire life, this is clearly stoner music. The pace is very, very languid indeed. I think they got this pick wrong. 2 (3 for the track 1)
Well, Nightmares on Wax don't like to be tarred with the "trip hop" brush. And I agree with them. This is chilled instrumental hip hop, which is all well and good, but does tend a little towards wallpaper. I am also surprised that this is not nearly as crunchy and lo-fi as the leading luminaries of trip hop preferred in their sound design (qv. Massive Attack, Tricky, Portishead). I can also hear the subsequent seismic influences of DJ Shadow and especially J.Dilla on the world of instrumental hip hop. It's hard to believe that instrumental hip was ever this clean and almost to the grid. The whole sense of sound and timing has changed so much since the late 90s, that this sounds almost quaint. Influential in its time, but not really relevant anymore. It's just kind of easy listening jazz-lite with hip-hop-ish beats. Cursed by its own ubiquity.
Didn’t do anything for me.
It's fine, wouldn't listen again 2.5
This was great. I can't believe it's nearly 30 years old, it sounds so fresh
Album was fine. A bunch of relaxing beats. I don’t know if I would put this on for many situations, but I wasn’t bad. 3/5 Might listen again
Ok as background music. Not okay as listening music.
This is not what I expected at all based on the artist's name, the album name, or the album cover art. It's super chill and easy listening but maybe almost too easy listening. I got pretty bored and wanted something more engaging 3 songs in.
Didn’t hate this, but I’m certain I won’t turn it on again. It’s definitely interesting and kind of vibey. Though the vibes feels more like the menu screen of an early 2000s Xbox game than really something I want to spend a lot of time with. But it was cool, and for like 20 minutes it was nice to have on in the background. After 20 minutes, it kind of all sounded the same.
Expected more stoner music, got shitty hotel bar music
Too much EDM and DJ albums on this list. I'm tired of them.
Background music. 2/5
I've never heard of this album or artist before, but I've seen the album cover, and I assumed that it was reggae or hip-hop, but it's a trip-hop/electronica album? I didn't see that one coming. I tend to like electronica, so I'm excited to jump into this one. This album wasn’t really my speed. It was fine to listen to and I enjoyed the relaxed mood, but nothing really stood out to me. I didn’t find any individual songs to be particularly interesting, and there weren’t any hooks or melodies that really gave me something to latch on to. I found myself just zoning out while I listened to this, and it was overall pretty boring.
It all kind of faded together eventually. Fine for background music I guess but it's not something I'd ever choose to put on